ESR has arrived 1847 but ESR2 has amendment to 1842 "accord to obit"
16 children. more than one 'wife'. RUKE
PPA RESIDENT MAGISTRATE?S COURT Yesterday.
Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 67, 23 December 1871, Page 3
re accident bewteen WAITE's cart and FUREY's omnibus.
PPA Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4730, 22 October 1872, Page 2
SUDDEN DEATH OF Mr. J. WAITE.
Yesterday's Thames Advertiser says: "Mr. Jerry Waite, carter, dropped down dead in the Theatre Royal bar on Sunday forenoon. It appears that on Friday week last, while deceased was with others lifting a bar of iron, it slipped, and fell upon his abdomen, crushing him severely. He did not, however, regard the matter as serious, and it was not till next day that a friend got him to consult Dr. Fisher. The doctor informed deceased that the internal injury was severe, said it would have been better if he had broken two or three of his ribs, and cautioned him to be careful. Dr. Fisher has since attended deceased. Deceased has not been much about since the accident, but he did not appear to think that his injury was in any way dangerous, and on Saturday he went to Tararu to accompany to the steamer the deputies from Auckland of the Odd Fellows' Society, who had been here attending a district meeting. On Sunday morning, he parted with a friend on the beach about halfpast ten o'clock, and afterwards went into the Theatre Koyal bar. He had. been there for only a minute or two, when without a word or cry he fell backward, and on being examined was found to be quite dead. We learn that it is not considered necessary to hold an inquest on the body, as Dr. Fisher's certificate is quite satisfactory as to the cause of death. Mr. Jerry Waite was one of our oldest colonists. He came to the Bay of islands, from Sydney, with Captain Hobson, the first Governor, in 1842, and afterwards removed to Auckland, on that being fixed upon as the site of the capital of the colony. He was the purchaser of the first suburban section, and was presented with a watch by the auctioneers, Messrs. Connell and Eidings, for his spirit and enterprise. The suburban section is now in the centre of Auckland, the Wheatsheaf Inn, Queen-street, standing upon it. Deceased also built one of the first vessels constructed in Auckland. He engaged in some extensive road contracts, and for some time kept the Wheatsheaf Inn. Having made what he considered a safe competency, he retired from business, and lived at Remuera, but, having yielded too readily to the importunities of friends for assistance, and property in Auckland having greatly depreciated after the war, deceased found that he had again to take to work and came down to the Thames at the opening of the field. He has since been engaged in carting. Mr. Waite has been twenty-two years a member of, the Oddfellows' Society. He leaves a large family." [The deceased was brought up from the Thames last evening in the p.s. ? Golden Crown ' for interment. The funeral will leave the Oddfellows' Hall, Cook street, this afternoon, at four o'clock The members of the various lodges of Oddfellows are requested to attend.]. Jeremiah (Jerry) Waite immigrated to Sydney to BOI with Captain HOBSON in 1842 PPA has "1842 to BOI from Sydney with William HOBSON."
3,5 He was a sawyer, Kaipara harbour? in 1844.
1 He was a limeburner in 1850.
1 He was a publican "The Wheat Sheaf Inn" - Queen Street. in 1852.
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